MARCHÉS ÉMERGENTS CORRIGÉS – Le ringgit de la Malaisie et le dollar de Singapour gagnent en raison de l’assouplissement des restrictions de voyage
(Removes S. Korean won and Taiwan dollar levels from the table as the markets are closed for holidays) * Malaysia lifts interstate, international travel curbs * Singapore dollar hits two-week high * Thai stocks scale over four-week high By Sameer Manekar Oct 11 (Reuters) - Malaysia's ringgit scaled a near one-month peak on Monday and equities advanced more than half a percent after the government lifted interstate and international travel restrictions, while most other Asian currencies edged higher. Singapore dollar firmed 0.2% to hit its highest in two weeks, while equities touched a near two-month peak after the government opened its borders to more countries for quarantine-free travel. Meanwhile, investors will be eyeing Singapore's advanced third-quarter economic growth data expected later in the week, with analysts at OCBC Bank expecting a moderation from second-quarter's 14.7% year-on-year growth. The Monetary Authority of Singapore is likely to keep its monetary policy settings unchanged at this juncture, but may signal a need for recalibration in 2022, the OCBC analysts said in a note. Meanwhile, a soft U.S. payrolls figure last week did little to alter market expectations of tapering of bond purchases by the U.S. Federal Reserve, pressuring risk-sensitive Asian markets as the U.S. dollar firmed and Treasury yields jumped. The dollar index, which tracks the greenback against six major currencies, edged higher to 94.139, while the 10-year benchmark yields hit multi-month highs on expectations of the Fed's tapering plans. Investors now await U.S. September inflation data on Wednesday, which, according to analysts at Mizuho bank, "will be a key trigger for bond markets to adjust positions just ahead of Federal Open Market Committee's minutes." In Malaysia, the ringgit added 0.2% to scale 4.167 per U.S. dollar, its highest since Sept. 17, while equities advanced as much as 0.7% and were on course to gain for a fifth consecutive session. Malaysia lifted interstate and international travel restrictions for residents fully vaccinated against COVID-19 starting Monday, as the country achieved its target of inoculating 90% of its adult population. The Thai baht firmed by about 0.3% while stocks were up 0.4% to scale their highest in more than four weeks. The Indonesian rupiah also edged higher. Among the regional equity markets, Philippine stocks surged 2.7% for their biggest intraday jump since mid-August, rallying after two consecutive sessions of declines, while the peso slipped 0.3%. Markets in South Korea, and Taiwan were closed for a holiday. HIGHLIGHTS: ** Indonesian 10-year benchmark yields edges higher to 6.359% ** China orders miners in Inner Mongolia to ramp up coal production - nL1N2R40KN ** India says it has ample coal stocks for power sector - nL4N2R6076 ** Global tax deal seeks to end havens, criticized for 'no teeth' - nL1N2R41MK Asia stock indexes and currencies at 0339 GMT COUNTRY FX RIC FX FX INDE STOCK STOCK DAILY YTD X S S YTD % % DAILY % % Japan -0.42 -8.3 <.N2 1.57 3.81 9 25> China <CNY=CFX +0.10 +1.4 <.SS 0.31 3.75 S> 1 EC> India +0.00 -2.5 <.NS 0.00 27.99 6 EI> Indones +0.07 -1.2 <.JK -0.16 8.23 ia 0 SE> Malaysi +0.24 -3.5 <.KL 0.60 -3.32 a 0 SE> Philipp -0.24 -5.2 <.PS 2.86 -0.50 ines 3 I> Singapo +0.10 -2.4 <.ST 0.06 9.53 re 3 I> Thailan +0.18 -11. <.SE -0.04 13.07 d 33 TI> (Reporting by Sameer Manekar in Bengaluru; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore)